Author Note: I have no affiliation with Stephenie Meyer or Twilight in anyway. This is my take on her character Alice's life before the Cullens.

11. The Cullens

"Jasper, I know where they are! I had another vision. Come on, let's go!" I cried out through the trees. Instantly Jasper was at my side holding my hand. He looked down at me intently but said nothing for a long few moments. I stared back up at him wondering just what was going through his mind.

"Are you sure about them being safe Alice? In this past week that I've met you everything has changed for me. You make me feel whole again and I won't risk putting you in any danger," Jasper squeezed my hand as he spoke. I shrugged my shoulders and smiled at him.

"You know, these visions are getting easier to understand. I can just feel the atmosphere around this coven when I seen them. They are more like a family than a coven. Oh Jasper if you could just feel what I see you would know," I explained excitedly. He tried to stay serious but I twirled around him laughing and I caught the smile as he felt my joy.

"I would go to the ends of the earth if that would make you smile," Jasper leaned down and kissed me. I beamed at him trying to stay in the moment but I was pulled back into the Cullen household.

I saw Carlisle, Esme, and Rosalie sitting in their living room while I explained eagerly about myself and Jasper. I told them everything I knew about them. How they lived and loved as a family and how I knew they didn't live off of human blood but still wasn't sure exactly how they did it. I explained the lost feelings Jasper and I had both felt. Carlisle was very welcoming and explained how they fed from… the vision cut off. I was pulled back to Jasper.

"Huh, I almost learned how they live without human blood but I got pulled from the vision. That's okay though because I know where they are and we're leaving now," I pulled Jasper from toward the trailhead so that we could go back to the hotel and pick up our meager belongings. We hadn't been separated since I found him in the diner.

"So where are we going then?" Jasper asked after a few moments of silence. I grinned at him and shook my head.

"It's a surprise. You'll know once we're close," I told him.

Once we gathered out things and checked out of the hotel Jasper and I began running toward the west coast. We ran for hours always holding hands. We stayed to the forest as much as we could, jumping rivers and swimming lakes when we had to. The trip to Portland took us only 3 days running and we only had to stop once somewhere in Montana to feed.

"Portland? Why did you have to keep this a surprise?" Jasper asked me sarcastically. I looked up at him and smiled.

"It's so much more fun when it's a surprise," I said as I twirled away from him. He caught my hand and pulled me back to him.

"So you're sure about this? I know I've asked several times but I'm worried. I've just found you and I can't risk losing you," Jasper's tone was serious and I couldn't help but halt in my excitement.

"Jasper, please just feel my emotions and how happy I am. You should be able to tell," I told him. I desperately wished that he wouldn't doubt our future.

"I have come to believe you are a happy person regardless of the situation. You are filled with so much love and joy it's actually painful at times," his half smile made my frozen heart melt. When I stared at him I could feel the electricity buzz between us and knew he would do anything for me as I would for him. He really was beautiful and I could spend my life just watching him.

"I've just seen the future and I don't need any doubts. I can be happy now because I know there is nothing I need to worry about," I confided. Jasper shook his head and pulled me forward.

"Come on, let's go meet our new family Alice," Jasper sighed in exasperation. I couldn't help but laugh at his hesitation.

"Okay, they live on the outskirts of Portland in the forest. We should be able to catch their scent," I explained as we began walking causally through the city. I could feel the tension rolling off of Jasper as we came closer to where the forest led to our new life.

"Jasper, do you smell that?" the excitement exploded out of me and I couldn't keep myself from taking off in the direction of the smell.

"Yes but Alice we have to be careful here. We don't want to surprise them and risk an attack," Jasper was chastising me. I let out a heavy sigh and stopped in front of him. He skidded to a stop and looked down at me.

"Jasper, come on! How many times do I have to explain that I already KNOW what is going to happen? Trust me on this. They aren't going to attack. They are going to welcome us into their home and help us," I cried out to him. He felt my annoyance and nodded his head. We took off after the scent again. After another five minutes of running we came upon a large house with the entire front wall made of glass. It was like nothing I had ever seen before. The house was two stories and it was painted blue. Through the window I could see the lay out. I knew they were vampires but the house was decorated as that of a human. There was a large kitchen and a formal dining room with an antique table and chairs. The living room had couches and chairs that matched the wallpaper. There was a television on with two people sitting in front of it but neither one was paying attention to it because they were too caught up in their own conversation. I watched as the beautiful Rosalie glided gracefully down the stairs. I pulled Jasper up the porch and to the door. I knocked quietly and the door flew open quickly.

"Who are you and what are you doing here?" Rosalie asked us coldly and flipped her hair. I grinned at her as I knew I would.

"I'm Alice and this is Jasper. We've come here to stay with you." I said excitedly. I reached in and wrapped Rosalie in an embrace and she quickly stiffened and pulled away.

"Rosalie, don't be…" Esme started to chastise but I interrupted quickly.

"Esme, she's not being rude, she's being Rosalie. Hi Carlisle!" I called out to the man on the couch. He looked up at me with an expression of shock. Esme's expression mirrored his but Rosalie looked angry.

"How do you know…" Carlisle started to speak but I shook my head. Jasper squeezed my hand and looked down at me.

"Alice, you better explain. You've got them terrified," he whispered to me.

"May we come in? I can explain everything. Don't worry, we won't try to hurt you," I told them all calmly as I tried not to laugh.

"Of course you can. Please come in," Esme led us to a couch and I fell back onto it and stretched out. Jasper sat stiffly on the edge of the couch ready to pounce if necessary. I patted his shoulder.

"Here is the short version. I can see the future. I woke up in a forest outside of New York with no memory. I saw a vision of my meeting with Jasper first. I searched until I found him in Philadelphia. One night while I was waiting in the diner where I found him I had a vision of you all. I saw the golden color of your eyes and knew there was something special about you although I still don't know exactly what that is. I know that there are five of you; Carlisle, Esme, Rosalie, Emmett and Edward. I know that you live as a family and interact in the human world. Jasper and I have both been experiencing a depression of sorts when it comes to bringing death to humans. We know that you have the answers that can help up. I also know that we are all going to be so happy living together as a family. Rosalie, we're going to be great friends," I explained. I was surrounded my looks of shock and wonder.

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